Homelink Integrated in Sun Visor - DIY install & photos

[Basket2023]

Hi Bronco6g

This is my first time posting here as I just picked up my 2023 Big Bend about a month ago- so if you have any suggestions on how to post better, please let me know. I have a few other items that Ive been working on and will post shortly.

One area that I struggled was the lack of homelink and I hated having my garage button laying around or clipped to my visor- maybe its just me, but it drove me nuts.

I saw some forum options out there, one using a battery operated rearview mirror but I didnt want to loose my mirror autodim.

In researching more, mostly on eBay, I decided to take a gamble ($35) and buy a used homelink mirror from a 2013-2019 Ford Taurus- hoping that Ford kept some commonality between vehicles.

This upgrade is not a direct plug and play option and it took quite a bit of trial and error to get it right.

So if you are handy with tools and dont mind trying things out, this upgrade is for you.

Ill get right to it.

I first removed the original visor to see what I was working with. Here are a few quick pictures of that process.

I then purchased a used visor from a 2013-2019 Ford Taurus from eBay.

Next I designed an adapter plate that would replicate the factor visor to vehicle attachment but would allow the Taurus visor to also screw into.
This was a lot of trial and error with my 3D printer, but overall it came out fitting nicely.

I then 3D printed the part, this took about 8 iterations to get right and the image Im showing below is actually iteration7. I updated a few more things to make the print better. Im new to 3D printing so still a lot to learn here. I made recesses for the hex nuts so they would lightly press into the adapter and sit flush.

Next was to un-pin the factory visor connector. This was pretty straight forward where you unhinge the access cover then depress the tang with a small screwdriver.

Then unpin the Taurus connector. This was more tricky. It did require opening the access cover but to remove the pin you had to enter into the connector socket end and pry up a small plastic tab inside the connector. I tried taking a picture.

Now the fun part- assembly. First was to insert the Taurus pins into the Factory Bronco connector removed earlier. Before directly inserting the pins, the pins required a slight modification by removing the wire retention portion of each pin- see below images.

I then modified my 6-32 screws to about 5-nut lengths and installed the 3D printed adapter onto the Bronco, then attached the electrical of the Bronco to the modified Taurus visor, then screwed the Taurus visor to the adapter. I got a little excited during this part and took no pictures. Ill update with pictures if I ever remove it.

Here is the final install. The Taurus visors are not hard plastic like the Bronco visors, they are cloth. Ive only installed the driver side but may keep an eye out for an inexpensive passenger side visor and do the same.


If there is any interest in the adapter feel free to PM me and I can provide the STL or gcode or at a minimal cost I could print you one.
If anyone does attempt this and runs into trouble, dont hesitate to ask.

thanks
Brian

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[c72k]

Nice! Got my Bronco delivered today and was looking into way to add one. May give this a shot

 

[TTUHoopsFans]

Nice work. As soon as I got to the section where you designed an adapter plate with a 3D printer, I knew my non handy self needed to check out.

 

[Basket2023]

Nice work. As soon as I got to the section where you designed an adapter plate with a 3D printer, I knew my non handy self needed to check out.

Thanks! I do think there is a possibility to use self tapping screws into the vehicle although I can’t confirm. I wanted to make it fully removable and no vehicle mods. If you are interested I can print an adapter for a small cost. Now that the design is done it’s just a matter of printing and shipping.
thanks again.

 

[Mojo31]

I just bought a new one. Unscrewed one screw. Plugged in new visor, and screwed it on. Done in 5 minutes.

 

[TTUHoopsFans]

I just bought a new one. Unscrewed one screw. Plugged in new visor, and screwed it on. Done in 5 minutes.

Link to product please

 

[Mojo31]

Link to product please

For a Red Raider fan? Nope, no way, no how!

or A&M or the Ponies or Frogs, for sure, but Raiders?



Here is the part -

You order from a local dealer or one of the Ford OEM parts sources. I can’t recall which online source I used. I just Googled the part number to find a place that had it in stock.

 

[TTUHoopsFans]

For a Red Raider fan? Nope, no way, no how!

or A&M or the Ponies or Frogs, for sure, but Raiders?



Here is the part -

You order from a local dealer or one of the Ford OEM parts sources. I can’t recall which online source I used. I just Googled the part number to find a place that had it in stock.

Thanks! And WRECK EM

 

[Mojo31]

Thanks! And WRECK EM

Guns up!

 

[Chieftain]

I just bought a new one. Unscrewed one screw. Plugged in new visor, and screwed it on. Done in 5 minutes.

Just the thread I was looking for. My local dealer told me today the mirror visor with Homelink is not a plug and play but y’all seem to have some luck. @Mojo31 Did you have to mess with any fuses? I have a Raptor fwiw.

Thanks and Wreck Em!!

 

[helifino16]

BTHO…. All y’all! Whoop!

 

[Mojo31]

Just the thread I was looking for. My local dealer told me today the mirror visor with Homelink is not a plug and play but y’all seem to have some luck. @Mojo31 Did you have to mess with any fuses? I have a Raptor fwiw.

Thanks and Wreck Em!!

Can't tell you anything about a Raptor, but on my Bronc with the lighted visor it was plug and play. No fuse issue or Forscan changes necessary.

I literally -

- popped the cover
- removed one screw
- pulled the visor out of the "headliner"
- unplugged the visor
- plugged in the new visor with Homelink
- screwed it back in
- popped the cover back on

Easy/peasy








I support the "Whoop!", "Hook 'Em!", "Riff, Ram, Bah, Zoo", and the Pony Battle Cry. The wreckage can stay in Lubbock.

 

[BroncoPls!]

Can't tell you anything about a Raptor, but on my Bronc with the lighted visor it was plug and play. No fuse issue or Forscan changes necessary.

I literally -

- popped the cover
- removed one screw
- pulled the visor out of the "headliner"
- unplugged the visor
- plugged in the new visor with Homelink
- screwed it back in
- popped the cover back on

Easy/peasy








I support the "Whoop!", "Hook 'Em!", "Riff, Ram, Bah, Zoo", and the Pony Battle Cry. The wreckage can stay in Lubbock.

HOOK EM! I can attest that it is an easy plug n play switch. I swapped out the visor the 1st day I had it home. The visor definitely was pricey but worth it to me not to have a separate remote or screw around with a DIY.

 

[BigHoof]

For a Red Raider fan? Nope, no way, no how!

or A&M or the Ponies or Frogs, for sure, but Raiders?



Here is the part -

You order from a local dealer or one of the Ford OEM parts sources. I can’t recall which online source I used. I just Googled the part number to find a place that had it in stock.

Looks like a great idea and mod until you see the price! Now I understand why the OP made one fit.

 

[Mojo31]

Looks like a great idea and mod until you see the price! Now I understand why the OP made one fit.

It's a little pricey, but not so much (to me at least) that I would spend the time and money trying to craft one.

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